CVE-2005-3166: Medium severity MediaWiki MediaWiki vulnerability

Published Oct 6, 2005
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Updated

Unspecified vulnerability in "edit submission handling" for MediaWiki 1.4.x before 1.4.10 and 1.3.x before 1.3.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (corruption of the previous submission) via a crafted URL.

Affected Software

30 affected components
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.3.13
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.3.12
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.4.1
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.4.8
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.4.9
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.4.3
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.3.5
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.3.6
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.4.2
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.4_beta6
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.4_beta3
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.3.10
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.3.4
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.3.9
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.3.15
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.4_beta4
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.3.0
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.4.5
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.4_beta1
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.3.3
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.3.1
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.3.14
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.3.7
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.4.6
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.3.11
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.3.8
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.3.2
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.4_beta2
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.4_beta5
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.4.7

Event History

Oct 6, 2005
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3166?

CVE-2005-3166 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability that affects multiple versions of MediaWiki.

2

How do I fix CVE-2005-3166?

To fix CVE-2005-3166, upgrade your MediaWiki software to version 1.4.10 or later for the 1.4.x series or to version 1.3.16 or later for the 1.3.x series.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2005-3166?

Users running MediaWiki versions 1.4.x prior to 1.4.10 or 1.3.x prior to 1.3.16 are at risk from CVE-2005-3166.

4

What can attackers do with CVE-2005-3166?

Attackers can exploit CVE-2005-3166 to cause a denial of service by corrupting previous submissions through crafted URLs.

5

When was CVE-2005-3166 disclosed?

CVE-2005-3166 was disclosed and assigned in the year 2005.

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